7th row of Periodic Table completed with addition of 4 elements

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has officially confirmed the permanent addition of four new elements to the periodic table.

• The announcement has been made that all four elements with atomic number 113, 115, 117 and 118 have met the criteria for discovery.
• The addition of these new elements also completes the seventh row of the periodic table.
• Riken Institute in Japan has been credited for the discovery of element 113 and it becomes the first element to be named by researchers in Asia.